Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/22/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, May 22, 2025

Venue:  Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +110, Hurricanes -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +110, Hurricanes -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +110, Hurricanes -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Florida Panthers:  47-31-4 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  47-30-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Florida Panthers:  7-3-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  7-2-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 47-31-4 record overall, and they were 20-19-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-2. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, A.J. Greer, and Eetu Luostarinen each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Tomáš Nosek and Evan Rodrigues each led the team in assists with 2 while Sam Bennett led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 33 shots with 31 saves and a .939 save percentage. Their offense has scored 252 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering the playoffs with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 31-9-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one at home 5-2. Sebastian Aho and Jackson Blake each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Seth Jarvis led the team in assists with 2 while Sebastian Aho led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 20 shots with 15 saves and a .750 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 233 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Hurricanes from the Metropolitan Division and the 3rd seeded Panthers from the Atlantic Division for the Eastern Conference Finals of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers are leading this series 1-0 after winning game 1 on the road. The Panthers took a 1-0 series lead with a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes in the 1st game of this series and they were ahead really early in that one. They got out to a quick start and put the Hurricanes in an early hole that they couldn't get out of, but the Hurricanes are going to have a response in this game. They were still one of the best home teams in the NHL this season with their 31-9-1 home record and they are going to come out stronger in this one now that they are behind. The Panthers got up quick, but they didn't really outplay the Hurricanes in that game and were still outshot by them. The Panthers aren't going to have the same urgency in this game either since they have already flipped the home advantage in this series from that win in game 1, and this is still a team that is coming off a tough 7 game series in the last round. Look for the Hurricanes to have a better game on home ice here and bounce back to even up this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Panthers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, May 22, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 4 Panthers 2.

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Florida Panthers: 29-29 (+10.2 units) on the moneyline as an underdog. 116-88 (+6.3 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 100-75 (+8.2 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 25-17 UNDER on the road when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%).

Carolina Hurricanes: 20-22 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 78-62 (-10.4 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 132-85 (-16.5 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 25-11 UNDER off a home loss.

Florida Panthers:  None.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Chatfield (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. M. Jankowski (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Fast (RW) Out For Season - Neck.

“I didn’t love our game tonight, but I understood it. Significant style change. Game 1 is that first look at what your game looks like against a completely different opponent. We will have to continue to build that game and get better.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

“They got the two power-play goals, I think that’s really the difference in the game. You’ve got to give them credit. They get a chance, it’s in the net. I didn’t hate our game tonight. It’s going to be hard, it’s going to go back and forth.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Panthers in game 1 of this series on Tuesday.

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

LW Andrei Svechnikov

C Sebastian Aho

RW Seth Jarvis

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Brent Burns

G Frederik Andersen

Points: S. Reinhart (81)

Goals: S. Reinhart (39)

Assists: A. Barkov (51)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.44)

Points: S. Aho (74)

Goals: S. Jarvis (32)

Assists: S. Aho (45)

GAA: F. Andersen (2.50)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (7th season)